Museum in the Schools
Museum in the Schools was created in 1997 and remains the fundamental component of the Columbia River Maritime Museum’s educational outreach programming. MITS was created to make museum education more accessible to individual classrooms without the cost of travel or curriculum interruption for on-site programming at the museum. Our field educator travels to schools across nine counties in Oregon and Washington to provide students with engaging, maritime-themed STEAM learning opportunities. Since its founding, MITS has presented engaging programming to more than 150,000 students.
We are looking forward to getting back into the classroom and teaching your students all about gray whales, sea stars, whaling and personal flotation devices. All programs support Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards and are FREE to elementary schools in Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook, Pacific, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Clark, Multnomah, and Washington counties.
Registration for Museum in the Schools opens September 1, 2021.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
For any questions, comments, or concerns, contact Field Educator Kelly McKenzie at mckenzie@crmm.org.
Sea Stars of the Pacific Northwest (Grades K-5)
Sea stars can be found around the world, from the warm waters of the South Pacific to the freezing waters of the Artic Ocean. There are over 2,000 species of sea stars, many of which reside in the temperate waters of the Pacific Northwest. Students will come away from the program understanding the life cycle, behaviors, and adaptations of sea stars. This lesson will conclude with a sea star art project.
Engineering Personal Flotation Devices (Grades 3-5)
In this hands-on lesson, students will learn about the evolution of materials, size, and shape of personal flotation devices (PFDs). Students will then work in teams to design, build, test, and redesign a personal flotation device that can keep a can of soup afloat.
* This lesson will require access to water
Pacific Gray Whales (Grades K-5)
Each year, gray whales migrate around 14,000 miles. This represents the longest migration of any mammal on Earth! In the last 131 years, this cetacean has bounced back twice from near extinction to its pre-whaling numbers. After participation in this program, students will understand the life cycle, habitat, diet, migration patterns, and social structure of gray whales.
The Golden Age of Whaling (Grades 4-5)
Whaling is the practice of hunting whales to use their meat, blubber, or oil. This lesson will take students back to the mid 1800s and will focus on the Golden Age of Whaling, which took Americans around the world in chase of a large payday. Students will explore life at sea for whalers in the 1800s, local whaling endeavors, modern whaling, and the first truly American art form: scrimshaw.
Museum in the Schools was created in 1997 and remains the fundamental component of the Columbia River Maritime Museum’s educational outreach programming. MITS was created to make museum education more accessible to individual classrooms without the cost of travel or curriculum interruption for on-site programming at the museum. Our field educator travels to schools across nine counties in Oregon and Washington to provide students with engaging, maritime-themed STEAM learning opportunities. Since its founding, MITS has presented engaging programming to more than 150,000 students.
We are looking forward to getting back into the classroom and teaching your students all about gray whales, sea stars, whaling and personal flotation devices. All programs support Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards and are FREE to elementary schools in Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook, Pacific, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Clark, Multnomah, and Washington counties.
Registration for Museum in the Schools opens September 1, 2021.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
For any questions, comments, or concerns, contact Field Educator Kelly McKenzie at mckenzie@crmm.org.
Sea Stars of the Pacific Northwest (Grades K-5)
Sea stars can be found around the world, from the warm waters of the South Pacific to the freezing waters of the Artic Ocean. There are over 2,000 species of sea stars, many of which reside in the temperate waters of the Pacific Northwest. Students will come away from the program understanding the life cycle, behaviors, and adaptations of sea stars. This lesson will conclude with a sea star art project.
Engineering Personal Flotation Devices (Grades 3-5)
In this hands-on lesson, students will learn about the evolution of materials, size, and shape of personal flotation devices (PFDs). Students will then work in teams to design, build, test, and redesign a personal flotation device that can keep a can of soup afloat.
* This lesson will require access to water
Pacific Gray Whales (Grades K-5)
Each year, gray whales migrate around 14,000 miles. This represents the longest migration of any mammal on Earth! In the last 131 years, this cetacean has bounced back twice from near extinction to its pre-whaling numbers. After participation in this program, students will understand the life cycle, habitat, diet, migration patterns, and social structure of gray whales.
The Golden Age of Whaling (Grades 4-5)
Whaling is the practice of hunting whales to use their meat, blubber, or oil. This lesson will take students back to the mid 1800s and will focus on the Golden Age of Whaling, which took Americans around the world in chase of a large payday. Students will explore life at sea for whalers in the 1800s, local whaling endeavors, modern whaling, and the first truly American art form: scrimshaw.
